Hyderabad, Oct. 2 -- A seven-year-old girl, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found dead in a water tank under the Madannapet police station limits in Hyderabad, police said on Thursday.

The officials have registered a case and are investigating the matter, while the deceased has been shifted to the hospital for a post-mortem, according to officials.

"A 7-year-old missing girl was found dead in a water tank yesterday. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. The deceased body has been shifted for a post-mortem examination," the Madannapet police said.

Officials said that the deceased had come to her Grandmother's house in the area along with her mother on September 30, around 7 PM, and was found missing afterwa...